Account Manager

The Role

We are looking for an Account Manager based in Toronto to present our advertising solutions to the largest consumer goods manufacturers in the world. The positions are unique sales roles within Marketing & Advertising Sales. As an Account Manager at The Brand Power Company, you will work with North America's leading consumer goods manufacturers and marketing executives. You will bring your knowledge of networking, sales management and marketing in TV, digital and social media to your daily work.

This is an existing vacancy.

The Brand Power Company

The Brand Power Company pioneered Third-Party endorsement advertising and has been the absolute global leader in educational ad content for 35+ years. Working with the world’s biggest CPG and OTC brands, our platforms, including Brand Power, Medifacts and Experts Review, have driven phenomenal sales growth for the world’s largest tier-one marketers across all media touchpoints from TV, digital/social to our latest innovation, Augmented Reality at Point of Sale.

We also run the world’s largest e-community of shoppers.  is the only global partner delivering ratings & reviews, user-generated content, insights, word-of-mouth, research, and compellingly authentic rich video content for brands worldwide. We’re all about expert testimony and peer-to-peer endorsement that can say more about a brand than a brand could ever say about itself. And the only measure of our success is the sales success of our clients.

As big fans of authenticity – not just in the solutions we provide, but in the people we welcome to our team – we’re looking for a genuine team player who shares our love for collaborating, creating, and celebrating awesome results for our clients.

• Use some of your existing contacts in the market to generate meetings with prospective clients around North America.
• Networking at a high level, getting to know our current clients while finding potential new ones
• Setting up meetings with top-tier CPG, FMCG, and OTC companies across North America to educate them about our platforms and how they can serve their business, using various tactics such as e-mail, telephone, Linked In etc.
• Use our online CRM tools () to maintain detailed information on contacts, accounts, meetings, and opportunities
• Work effectively with multiple internal departments to sell, execute, and manage campaigns (i.e. creative and production teams)
• Research and manage potential leads and prospects through Linked In and industry database subscriptions to understand market dynamics and key players
• Use your industry knowledge to establish areas of opportunity with potential clients
• Become an expert in product categories and advertising best practices in order to persuade marketers to consider The Brand Power Company s tools
• Use the skills you develop to close business with new clients
• Build strong relationships with existing clients to grow book of business
• Prepare quotes for qualified prospects and opportunities
• Prioritize and organize the sales pipeline for maximum efficiency on a daily basis

What you can do is more important to us than what you have done previously

We value an open mind, a desire to succeed, and good old-fashioned hard work over a laundry list of skills. If you think you have what it takes but don’t tick every box, then we absolutely encourage you to give us a shot. We’d love to meet and get to know the real you, as well as see what else is in your toolbox.

• 3-5 years of relevant sales experience working in any industry
• High levels of initiative, self-motivation and time management
• Competitive and ambitious nature, demonstrating a strong aptitude for sales
• Strong knowledge of advertising, marketing, and digital ecosystems
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel skills
• University Degree (business or marketing preferred)
• Ideal candidates will be mobile and open to an opportunity to live and work in a different country if desired at some stage in the future

• 4 weeks' vacation and other leave entitlements
• Excellent international career opportunities in a high growth…